Boys' name · since 1915
Baird
Baird has 472 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 472
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
472 boys have been named Baird since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Baird recorded 472 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #8,169 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 472 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baird ranks #8,169 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 472 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 472
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Baird's 472 recorded births place it above 82.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Baird's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Baird splits its recorded history at 1969: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Baird popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1957)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Baird by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Baird's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Baird births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (17% of all-time use).
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What to do with Baird's data
- Baird's decade-level peak was the 2010s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Baird: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Baird draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.